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South Korean shares end quarter 11% higher

March 31, 2023By Reuters
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SEOUL, March 31 (Reuters) – Round-up of South Korean financial markets:

* South Korean shares rose 1% on Friday, buoyed by Wall Street’s overnight gains and China’s better-than-expected manufacturing data, ending the quarter with its best performance in over two years.

* The Korean won weakened, while the benchmark bond yield rose.

* The benchmark KOSPIĀ ended up 23.70 points, or 0.97%, at 2,476.86, hitting the highest level since February 9.

* The KOSPI ended the week 2.56% higher, the month 2.65% higher, and the quarter 10.75% higher. It was the best quarterly performance since the last quarter of 2020.

* China’s manufacturing activity expanded at a slower pace in March, official data showed on Friday, which still beat expectations. The services sector expanded at the fastest pace in nearly 12 years.

* “The data added to hopes for an economic recovery in China and provided support to the local stock market as well,” said analyst Lee Kyoung-min at Daishin Securities.

* Technology giant Samsung ElectronicsĀ rose 1.27%, but peer SK HynixĀ lost 0.23% and battery maker LG Energy SolutionĀ fell 0.68%.

* Hyundai MotorĀ gained 1.82% and sister automaker Kia CorpĀ jumped 2.02%, while steelmaker POSCO HoldingsĀ rallied 8.39% on hopes for benefits from the US Inflation Reduction Act.

* Korea Electric Power CorpĀ dropped 4.66% after the government postponed its decision on new electricity prices for the second quarter.

* Of the total 937 issues traded, 482 shares rose.

* Foreigners were net buyers of shares worth 513.6 billion won (USD 394.83 million), scooped up 6.86 trillion won worth of local stocks in the first quarter – the biggest in 9-1/2 years.

* The won ended onshore tradeĀ at 1,301.9 per dollar, 0.22% lower than its previous close at 1,299.0.

* The currency ended the week down 0.58%, but rose 1.59% for the month. For the quarter, it lost 2.87%.

* The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield rose by 2.4 basis points to 3.264%, while the benchmark 10-year yield rose by 2.7 basis points to 3.330%.

(Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee)

This article originally appeared on reuters.com

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